The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Clinical Features of Pulmonary Disease Caused by Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria: An Analysis of 154 Patients

The role of rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) as pulmonary pathogens has been unclear. We identified 154 cases of lung disease caused by RGM using the microbiologic and radiogr...

DNA large restriction fragment patterns of sporadic and epidemic nosocomial strains of Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium abscessus

Large restriction fragment (LRF) pattern analysis of genomic DNA using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was performed on three reference strains, 32 sporadic isolates, and 92 no...

Ethical Considerations in the Interpretation and Communication of Clinical Trial Results

The ethical interpretation and communication of research results is essential to ensure the validity, timeliness, and accessibility of new knowledge for patients, physicians, an...

The characteristics of elastic fiber assembled with recombinant tropoelastin isoform